I fly to India next week, to see Srila Gurudeva. It's the height of the
summer/tourist season, so tickets are expensive, and hard to get: I had to
book my flight over a month in advance.

I've been sitting around for the last six months, twiddling my thumbs,
waiting for another invitation to Russia, and I thought, "Why not go to
India? That way, you can be with Srila Gurudeva while you wait for an
invitation letter/visa for Russia... and if you don't get one, well —
it's still a win-win situation, isn't it?"

This week I got an email from Bhakti Lalita Devi Dasi, advising me that Srila
Gurudeva is finalizing plans to embark on another world tour (His Divine
Grace's 23rd World Tour) sometime during the first or second week of
August.

This news doesn't change my plans. I still want to see Srila Gurudeva before
he leaves...